dead body
Example Sentences
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In "The Gallerist" -- starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, along with Jenna Ortega and Sterling K. Brown -- a desperate curator tries to sell a dead body at Art Basel Miami.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Having fashioned a creature from dead body parts, the scientist recoils from the result, which appears to him to be a monster of “unparalleled barbarity,” and abandons his construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living,” Gai said.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
That breeds an inner feeling of 'over my dead body, this will not happen again, we're going to make sure we win this'.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
I don’t really think I’m about to touch a dead body.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
